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Air Force

WAC · 1986 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
5–2 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1957–2026
All-Time Record
437–356–12
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1958
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Air Force head-to-head · History & Eras

1986 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–5W 24–17
3Week 3 · Sep 9UTEPH2HIND WAC4–8W 23–21
5Week 5 · Sep 23Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–6L 17–23
6Week 6 · Sep 30Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 24–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC2–9W 45–35
8Week 8 · Oct 14Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 40–6
9Week 9 · Oct 21Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 3–31
10Week 10 · Oct 28San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC8–4W 22–10
12Week 12 · Nov 11Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 11–21
14Week 14 · Nov 25Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC4–7L 17–21
15Regular Season Final · Dec 9BYUH2HIND WAC8–5L 3–23

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.210
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-29+30
  • San Diego State +8
  • Hawai'i +7
  • Colorado State +6
  • UTEP +4
  • Navy +3
  • Utah +2
  • Army -5
  • BYU -5
  • Wyoming -6
  • Notre Dame -6
  • Rice -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#49Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W1#49Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+2
-6
+17
+10
+34
-28
+12
-10
-4
-20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1021981#361982#151983#331984#81985

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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